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Latest Decisions by The Competition Commission
2nd September 2021 1.1 Dis-Chem Pharmacies Limited (Dis-Chem) / Pure Pharmacy Holdings (Pty) Ltd (PPH) The Commission has recommended that the Competition... →
Latest decision by the Competition Commission
19th August 2021 1.1 Digital Infrastructure Investment Holdings (Pty) Ltd (DIIH) / Metro Fibre Networx (Pty) Ltd (MetroFibre) The Commission has recommended... →
45% of available food supply in South Africa wasted, shows new CSIR study
10th August 2021 South African businesses and households have been urged to significantly reduce food losses and waste in order to address the country’s hunger... →
Pfizer/BioNTech strike South Africa Covid-19 manufacturing deal with Biovac 
By: Reuters 21st July 2021 Pfizer and BioNTech on Wednesday said they had struck a deal for South Africa's Biovac Institute to process and distribute over 100-million doses a... →
International institutions aid vaccine-making in Africa through R10bn financing
By: Marleny Arnoldi 1st July 2021 Several international development finance institutions have partnered on a financing package for pharmaceuticals company Aspen Pharmacare to... →
A Covid-19 vaccine plant in Africa? This is what it would take to build one
22nd June 2021 The Covid-19 crisis has revived discussions on localising vaccine manufacturing to the African region to reduce the dependence on imports. The fact... →
A pivotal judgment: Advertising Regulatory Board's authority over non-members in jeopardy
15th June 2021 The Advertising Regulatory Board is filing an appeal against a High Court ruling that has implications for the Board’s ability to promote... →
South African company disrupts global plastic recycling
7th June 2021 Over 5 trillion pieces of plastic litter our oceans, a situation that’s only becoming worse as millions of tons of waste plastic continued to be... →
